Growth Through M&A: The Making of an Eagle Ford and Uinta Giant

Crescent Energy CEO discusses the expanding gravitational pull of Crescent after acquiring SilverBow and others.

October 4, 2024

Now, the Uinta: Drillers are Taking Utah’s Oily Stacked Pay Horizontal, at Last

Recently unconstrained by new rail capacity, operators are now putting laterals into the oily, western side of this long-producing basin that comes with little associated gas and little water, making it compete with the Permian Basin.

October 4, 2024

Exclusive: Sheffield Clears the Air, Formentera is Not Just a PDP Buyer

Formentera Founder and Partner Bryan Sheffield delves into the company's drilling operations including the unique history of how Formentera took up assets in Australia's Beetaloo, in this Hart Energy Exclusive interview. 

October 3, 2024

Uinta Railroad Up for Review as Supreme Court Term Begins

Court analysts say a decision on the proposed Uinta Basin railway, coming next year, could have a major impact on the energy industry.

October 2, 2024

Prairie Operating Gets Output, Acreage Boost from Nickel Road M&A

Prairie Operating closed an acquisition of acreage and production in Weld County, Colorado, where the D-J Basin player is drilling its first Niobrara horizontals.

October 2, 2024

SM Energy, NOG Close $2.6 Billion in Uinta Basin Acquisitions

SM Energy and Northern Oil and Gas have closed the acquisitions of XCL Resources and Altamont Energy, adding hundreds of locations and oil cuts of 86% to 87%.

October 2, 2024

PEDEVCO Teams Up with Denver E&P To Develop D-J Basin Acreage

PEDEVCO is teaming up with a private equity-backed Colorado operator to jointly develop the SW Pony Prospect in Weld County, Colorado.

October 1, 2024

Darbonne: The Geologic, the Man-made and the Political of Uinta Basin Outcrops

The oily western Uinta features layers of sedimentary deposits on view for visitors, mostly uninterrupted by man-made features but having an unseen pall of federal interference.

October 1, 2024

Dorchester Minerals Closes M&A in Midland, Delaware, D-J

Limited partnership Dorchester Minerals closed two transactions in the Permian Basin and in Colorado’s Denver-Julesburg (D-J) Basin.

October 1, 2024

Trauber: Inventory Drives M&A, But E&Ps Also Vying for Relevancy

Legendary dealmaker Stephen Trauber keeps his eyes open for out of the box ideas: Why not a BP-Shell merger? Or Chevon and ConocoPhillips? 

September 26, 2024